The addresses listed below are various organisations and charities who are able to offer information, advice and someone to talk to. The numbers are head-office numbers and a lot of these are in London but many have networks of support groups across the country and they will be able to tell you where your nearest group is. Feel free to email me information to add to this page

Remember if you need to talk to someone urgently and in confidence the Samaritans are able to offer support 24 hours a day, call them on 08457 909090, this is a local rate number. There is a group in Manchester that set itself up in Dec 1997 called C.A.L.M (Campaign Against Living Miserably), they are available to talk to 7 days a week from 5pm-3am, call them on 0800 585858 and there is SANELINE who are available from 12noon-2am 7 days a week, their number is 0845 767 8000

Hearing Voices Network
Dale House
35 Dale Street
Manchester M1 2HF
Tel: 0161 228 3896

A voluntary organisation involved in setting up self-help groups which allow people to explore their voice hearging experiences in a secure and confidential way. Information pack and other publications available.

Survivors Speak Out
34 Osnaburgh Street
London NW1 3ND
Tel: 0171 916 5472

An organisation which aims to improve communication and contact between users and ex-users of psychiatric services, run by current and former users of mental health services.

UK Advocacy Network (UKAN)
Volserve House
14-18 West Bar Green
Sheffield S1 2DA
Tel: 0114 272 8171

UKAN is a national federation of independent mental health user run patients councils, support groups, advocacy projects and user forums. It collects and disseminates information about patients' councils, advocacy, projects and user forums and provides this information in order to facilitate wider development of user involvement and user led mental health services.

ACCEPT (Alcohol Community Centre for Education, Prevention and Treatment)
Accept Clinic
724 Fulham Road
London SW6 5SE
Tel: 0171 371 7555
Tel: 0171 3711 7477 - Helpline 9am-5pm

A treatment centre for people with alcohol problems and their families and friends. A drop-in service is also available.

Al-Anon Family Groups (UK and Eire)
61 Great Dover Street
London SE1 4YF
Tel: 0171 403 0888

Help to families of problem drinkers. 24hr confidential helpline

Alcohol Concern
Waterbridge House
32-36 Loman Street
London SE1 0EE
Tel: 020 7928 7377

Advises on good practice and works to increase public awareness. Provides public information materials and an information service.

Alcoholic's Anonymous (AA)
PO Box 1
Stonebow House
Stonebow
York YO1 2NJ
Tel: 01904 644026 - Office and Helpline, Mon-Thurs 9am-5pm, Fri 9am-4.30pm

A fellowship of men and women who share their experiences to stay sober and to help others recover from alcoholism.

Drinkline
Weddel House
7th Floor
13-14 West Smithfield
London EC1A 9DL
Tel: 0800 917 8282 - Mon-Fri 11am-7pm

For anyone who needs information or help about alcohol. It will provide information and help to callers who are worried about their own drinking, support the family and friends of people who are drinking and advise callers on where to go for help. It will send out self-help material where appropriate and refer callers to local alcohol advice agencies.

Women's Alcohol Centre
66a Drayton Park
London N5 1ND
Tel: 0171 226 4581 - Mon-Fri 9.30am-5pm

Offers day care and residential services for women who are worried about their drinking. Also provides specialist help for children and young people affected by alcohol. Leaflets available.

National Phobics Society (NPS)
Zion Community Resource Centre
339 Stretford Road
Hulme
Manchester
M15 4ZY
Tel: 0870 7700 456
Fax: 0161 227 9862
Email: Here

The National Phobics Society is a registered charity est. 1970 which supports those with anxiety disorders including obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic attacks, social phobia, agoraphobia, body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), phobias etc. NPS offers a range of services including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), counselling, clinical hypnotherapy, self-help groups, newsletters and information sheets, telephone helpline.

Triumph Over Phobia (Top UK)
PO Box 1831
Bath BA14YW
Tel: 01225 330 353

Network of structured self-help groups run by lay volunteers for phobia/OCD sufferes. Leaflets available - please send an SAE.

No Panic
93 Brandsfarm Way
Randlay
Telford
Shropshire
Tel: 01952 590 005 (office)
Tel: 01952 590 545 (helpline)

Works for people suffering from anxiety disorders

Pax (Incorporating Agoraphobia Information Service)
4 Manorbrook
London
Tel: 0181 318 5026

Information and advisory service for sufferers of panic attacks, phobias and anxiety. Books, cassettes and bi-monthly newsletter available. Send SAE for free information pack.

Compassionate Friends
53 North Street
Bristol BS3 1EN
Tel: 0171 953 9639 - Helpline 9.30am-5pm

A nationwide organisation of bereaved parents offering friendship and understanding to other bereaved parents, with links around the world.

Cruse - Bereavement Care
Cruse House
126 Sheen Road
Richmond
Surrey TW9 1UR
Tel: 0181 940 4818 (Admin Only)
Tel: 0181 332 7227 Helpline 9.30am-5pm, Mon-Fri

Provides bereavement counselling, support, help and advice to anyone who has been bereaved. Information pack available.

Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society (SANDS)
28 Portland Place
London W1N 4DE
Tel: 0171 436 7940 (Office)
Tel: 0171 436 5881 24hr helpline staffed by bereaved parents

It offers support to parents bereaved through late pregnancy loss, stillbirth or neonatal death by support and befriending through self-help groups and contacts. It provides information and publishes leaflets, a newsletter and books.

Anti Bullying Campaign
185 Tower Bridge Road
London SE1 2UF
Tel: 020 7378 1446 Helpline 9.30-5pm Mon-Fri

Telephone helpline for distressed parents whose children are victims of bullying within a school environment. Leaflets available.

Carers Online
20-25 Glasshouse Yard
London EC1A 4JT
Tel: 020 7490 8818

Offers general information from the Information Department from Mon-Fri during office hours only

National Alliance of the relatives of the Mentally Ill (NARMI)
"Tydehams Oaks"
Tydehams
Newbury
Berks RG14 6JT
Tel: 01635 551 923 answerphone service, all calls returned same day

NARMI was formed in 1992 by carers as a campaigning organisation. It now provides advocacy, advice, medical information and information about Government Legislation. Members receive quarterly newsletters, updates on medication, Mental Health Act and changes in housing and welfare benefits.

Childline
2nd Floor
Royal Mail Building
50 Studd Street
London N1 OQW
Tel: 0171 239 1000 - Office
Tel: 0800 1111 - 24hr Helpline

This is a freephone 24 hr national helpline for children and young people in trouble or danger which is staffed by trained counsellors, 24 hours each day. They can help with any problem, large or small. All calls are confidential.

Hyperactive Children's Support Group
71 Whyke Lane
Chichester PO19 2LD
Tel: 01903 725 182 - Mon-Fri 10am-1pm

Supports parents/professionals with hyperactive/ADHD children using dietary/nutritional therapies as opposed to medication. Membership and handbook available.

Young Minds
2nd Floor
102-108 Clerkenwell Road
London EC1M 5SA
Tel: 020 7336 8445 - Office
Tel: 0800 018 2138 - Parents Information Service

National charity which works to promote the mental health of children and young people. Produces a range of leaflets for parents and young people, runs a parent information service, publishes a quarterly magazine for professionals and runs a range of services for professionals.

@ease
c/o NSF
30 Tabernacle Street
London EC2A 4dd
Tel: 020 7330 9100

@ease is part of NSF - a national charity which exists to improve the lives of everyone affected by severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, depression and manic depression.

British Association for Counselling
1 Regent Place
Warwick Street
Rugby CV21 2PJ
Tel: 01788 578 328

Names and addresses of qualified counsellors can be obtained from the above address

British Association Of Psychotherapists
37 Mapesbury Road
London NW2 4HJ
Tel: 020 8452 9823

The British Association of Psychotherapists (BAP) specialises in individual psychoanalytic psychotherapy for adults, adolescents and children and is one of the foremost psychoanalytic psychotherapy training organisations in the country. The BAP, founded in 1951, is the longest established psychoanalytic psychotherapy association in Britain and, with over 500 members nationwide, is one of the largest.

United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
Regent's College
Inner Circle
Regent's Park
London NW1 4NS
Tel: 0171 487 7554

Maintains professional standards for psychotherapy and provides information on registered therapists and training organisations.

Nafsiyat Intercultural Therapy Centre
228 Seven Sisters Road
Finsbury Park
London N4 2HY
Tel: 0171 263 4130 - 9.30-6pm, Mon-Fri

Psychotherapy and counselling centre for people from the black and ethnic minorities. Services for individuals, groups, families and couples.

Women's Therapy Centre
6-9 Manor Gardens
London N7 6LA
Tel: 0171 263 6200 - Mon-Fri 10am-4pm

Provides individual and group psychotherapy for women.

Association for Post-Natal Illness
25 Jerdan Place
London SW6 1BE
Tel: 0171 386 0868 (Mon-Fri 10am-5pm)

To advise and support women suffering from post-natal depression. Running a network of volunteers to support sufferers throughout the UK. Leaflet available.

Depressives Anonymous
36 Chestnut Avenue
Beverley
East Yorkshire HU17 9QU
Tel: 01482 860 619 (10am-9pm)

Support for people with depression whether seriously suicidal or mildly depressed - and families on a mutual aid self help basis. Some local groups, Pen Friend Scheme and publications.

Depression Alliance
35 Westminster Bridge Road
London SE1 7JB
Tel: 0171 633 9929 (answerphone only)

Provides information, support and advice for people who suffer from clinical depression and their carers. Quarterly magazine, Pen Friend Scheme and leaflets.

SAD Association
(Seasonal Affective Disorder)
PO Box 989
Steyning
West Sussex BN44 3HG

Offers information and support to sufferers and their families. Hires out lightboxes for home trial

ADFAM National
Water bridge House
32-36 Loman Street
London SE1 0EE
Tel: 0171 928 8900

Provides the ADFAM National Helpline for the families and friends of drug users offering confidential support and information. Booklets for parents and partners of drug users.

CITA (Council for Involuntary Tranquilliser Addiction)
Cavendish House
Brighton Road
Liverpool L22 5NG
Tel: 0151 949 0102 - Mon-Fri 9.30am-4.45pm, also emergency mobile on answerphone Mon-Fri 5pm-9pm and 9am-5pm Sat,Sun)

Offers advice and support to people wishing to withdraw from tranquillisers and anti-depressants. Also advice on anxiety and depression.

Drugline Ltd
9A Brockley Cross
Brockley
London SE4 2AB
Tel: 0181 692 4975 - Mon 1pm-3.30pm, Tues-Fri 9am-3.30pm

Drug advice centre supplying help and information to drug users, families and friends. Education to schools and public. Detox counselling, referrals to rehab, women and family outreach, relapse prevention. Series of leaflets

Release
388 Old Street
London EC1V 9LT
Tel: 0171 729 9904 Advice Line 10am-6pm
Tel: 0171 603 8654 24hr Helpline

Offers advice, support and information to drug users, their families and friends on all aspects of drug use and drug related problems. Publications available.

Turning Point
Loom House
101 Back Church Lane
London E1 1LU
Tel: 0171 702 2300

National charity helping people with drink, drug and mental health problems. Provides rehabilitation, day care and street level advice and counselling service for people seeking help.

Eating Disorders Association
Sackville Place
44-48 Magdalen Street
Norwich NR3 1JU
Tel: 01603 621 414 (Helpline 9am-6.30pm)

Gives information and advice on all eating problems to sufferers and their families. It assists in putting people in touch with sources of help in their own area.

African-Caribbean Mental Health Association
35-37 Electric Avenue
London SW9 8JP
Tel: 0171 737 3603

A community mental health centre which provides a wide range fo caring services to the black community including psychotherapy, counselling and group work. Also provides advice on housing and legal issues concerning mental health and a volunteer and befriending service.

Chinese Mental Health Association
Oxford House
Derbyshire Street
London E2 6HG
Tel: 0171 613 1008

Charity which exists to preserve and safeguard the mental health of people of Chinese ethnic origin.

JEEVAN/Confederation of Indian Organisations
5 Westminster Bridge Road
London SE1 7XW
Tel: 0171 928 9889

The JEEVAN project offers a befriending service and basic counselling to Asian women experiencing minor psychological distress. Translated information about the JEEVAN.

Jewish Association for the Mentally Ill
707 High Road
Finchley N12 0BT
Tel: 0181 343 1111

Provides counselling, support and advice to sufferers and carers. Also a club and social activities 5 days per week. Leaflets available.

Mental Aftercare Association
Bainbridge House
Bainbridge Street
London WC1A 1HP
Tel: 0171 436 6194

Provides residential services for people recovering from mental illness and information on services run by other organisations around the country. It also runs employment and respite schemes and court liason work for mentally disordered offenders.

The Mental Health Foundation
20-21 Cornwall Terrace
London NW1 4QL
Tel: 0171 580 0145

A charity concerned with both mental health and learning disabilities, the foundation plays a vital role in pioneering new approaches to prevention, treatment and care, including allocating grants for research and community projects, contributing to public debate, educating and influencing policy makers and healthcare professionals and striving to reduce stigma and prejudice.

Mental Health Media
356 Holloway Road
London N7 6PA
Tel: 0171 700 8129

To improve the provision and use of appropriate media in mental health education. To act as an intermediary between organisations and individuals working in the area of mental health and professionals who produce audio-visual material. To provide advice to writers about mental health topics and advice to mental health workers about the media.

MIND
Granta House
15-19 Broadway
Stratford
London E15 4BQ
Tel: 0181 519 2122

MIND works for everyone in emotional distress, campaigning for rights and developing locally based services. Mind's national info line covers all aspects fo mental health including legal matters for service users, carers, family and friends, researchers, students, service providers and the public. Mind publishes a bi-monthly magazine and has a free quarterly newsletter aswell as many other publications.

SANE
1st Floor Cityside House
40 Adler street
London E1 1EE
Tel: 020 7375 1002
Tel: 0845 767 8000 (National helpline every day 2pm till midnight)

SANE is a campaigning mental health charity. SANELINE, the helpline, gives information and support to anyone coping with mental illness. Booklets available.

Brent, Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster Mental Health (NHS) Trust
BKCW Mental Health (HNS) Trust Headquarters
30 Eastbourne Terrace
London W2 6LA
Tel: 020 8237 2000

We provide a comprehensive range of mental health and substance misuse services to people living in the centre of London.

C.A.L.L Helpline
Wales Rural Stress Helpline and C.A.L.L. Helpline
North East Wales NHS Trust
C.A.L.L Helpline: 0800 132 737
Tel: 01978 366206 Ext 233
Fax: 01978 366151
Email: JanetRoberts@new-tr.wales.nhs.uk

C.A.L.L. (Community Advice & Listening Line) offers emotional support and information/literature on mental health and related matters to the people of Wales.

CMIG-Supporting Mental Health
Support & Information Centre
44, Victoria Street
Cwmbran
Torfaen NP44 3JN
Tel: 01633 877443
Email: maggipage@cmig.fsnet.co.uk

We're a voluntary sector organisation who run a seven day per week day centre with an open door policy and so anyone can come along and get support whatever their mental health problem maybe. We've also got a supported accomodation project where up to four individuals can be assisted in regaining or developing life skills and confidence to enable them to live independantly.

Manic Depression Fellowship
8-10 High Street
Kingston-upon-Thames
Surrey KT1 1EY
Tel: 0181 974 6550 (9am-5pm)

Open to all with an interest in manic depression. Regional offices in Wales, Greater London and Manchester. Provides support, advice and information for people with manic depression, their families, friends and carers. Network of local groups nationwide is organised by people with manic depression and their families and friends. Also aims to educate the public about manic depression and encourage research into the illness. Journel, newsletter and a range of factsheets.

Obsessive Action
PO Box 6097
London W2 1WZ
Tel: 0181 991 9585 (Recorded messages only)

Charity established to help those suffering from OCD and to advance awareness, research, understanding and treatment. Members receive regular newsletters and information bulletins and are able to attend conference and open-days. Factsheets on effective treatments and recommended reading also available.

National Schizophrenia Fellowship
28 Castle Street
Kingston-upon-Thames
Surrey KT1 1SS
Tel:0181 547 3937 (office)
Tel: 0181 974 6814 (advice line Mon-Fri, 10.30am - 3pm)
Email: nsf@nst.org.uk

Advice, support and information to people suffering from schizophrenia, their families and carers. Leaflets available.

Bristol Crisis Service for Women
PO Box 654
Bristol BS99 1XM
Tel: 0117 925 1119 (Office)
(Helpline Fri and Sat night 9pm - 12.30am)

Telephone counselling and information service relating to self-harm

National Self-Harm Network
c/o Survivors Speak Out
34 Osnaburgh Street
London NW1 3ND
Tel: 0171 916 5472

National Self-Help Support Networks
c/o National Self-Help Support Centre
NCVO
Regents Wharf
8 All Saints Street
London N1 9RL
Tel: 0171 713 6161

It assists in setting up self-help groups wherever there is a shared experience. It co-ordinates national network meetings of self-help support staff to share information and experience and discuss current issues; it answers enquiries about self-help and produces information sheets; maintains a database of self-help activity; organises training courses and develops training materials aimed at self-help groups and those who work with them.

United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
Regent's College
Inner Circle
Regent's Park
London NW1 4NS
Tel: 0171 487 7554

Maintains professional standards for psychotherapy and provides information on registered therapists and training organisations.